Volvo P1800 Cyan Racing 424bhp/tonne Restomod vs original | Top Gear RETROspective

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The Volvo P1800 isn’t your everyday classic sportscar. Which means the 420hp, 990kg Cyan Racing P1800 isn’t your everyday restomod. A faster, modernised version of Volvo’s stunning coupe, this is a cool Swedish alternative to the Eagles and Singer 911s of the world. If your snacks-of-choice for a roadtrip are liquorice and Turkish delight, all washed down with some dandelion & burdock, then this might just be the car for you. And whilst we’re out here in the left field, go and check out our review of the BMW Z1 and its brilliant drop-down doors… • BMW Z1: is this the pe...
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@TopGear 3 года назад

If you're into these retro reviews, you'll wanna watch our video on the BMW Z1 and its utterly bonkers slide-down doors: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2LUzJ-7qzEM.html

@Rattus-Norvegicus 3 года назад

You should get Jeremy, Richard, and James, those guys are the ONLY reason this show is what it is.

@pavank8829 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-15gstSKobVE.html

@idiothighschooler41passion33 3 года назад

@@Rattus-Norvegicus yeah, get them back

@sharptoothtrex4486 9 месяцев назад

Irving Gordon is the true 1966 Volvo P1800 legend driving almost 4 million miles before he passed away. Looks like Volvo must make the most reliable 2023 Volvo P1800 dedicating to Irving Gordon. Please bring back that "built like a tank" reliability for the year 2023 and so on.

@susanpuri-01 7 месяцев назад

Where did you drive this car ?

@misawajason 3 года назад

Cheeky editing with the "Airbags included" piece haha

@ShannonSouthAfrica 2 года назад

Indeed

@erikgonzalez2278 2 года назад

Thats what I said lol damn in the 50s nice airbags!

@eli7693 2 года назад

Haha tits.

@damox1054 3 года назад

1:35 pun intended😂😂

@rahul91090 3 года назад

That was almost subtle 😂

@regularjoe9032 3 года назад

Too funny 🤣

@timknight7367 3 года назад

I like this guy.

@Ryan.C97998 3 года назад

Not as funny when the three old blokes when they said it.

@MakoTheShark96 3 года назад

My father had this car back in the day and was his favourite car he ever had. It was red and people often thought it was a Ferrari. Women also loved it. Needless to say, its a beautiful design and an awesome car.

@D3V1NF5 3 года назад

Funny you should mention Ferrari. My dad has a white 67 and found a Ferrari emblem and put it on his p1800, except instead of a prancing horse, its a prancing moose on the badge. Gets a lot of good laughs at car meets.

@danielrobinson2861 3 года назад

Chicks dig the car.

@royliber3824 Год назад

@@D3V1NF5 I see people with more modern Volvos do that lol. I think it became a "comedy feature" on Volvos.

@ElroyMcDuff 3 года назад

Oh my, I would take that restomod over ANY supercar that's available. It's gorgeous!

@projecthowto 3 года назад

Love the design on those volvos !! And that restored is just fantastic!

@umangsrivastava9651 3 года назад

1:28 "My goals are beyond your understanding"

@teenx3769 3 года назад

Them yitties looked nice tho😏

@gyanvaishnav2139 3 года назад

Was waiting for someone to comment on that 😂

@BurtSampson 3 года назад

Did you get the "airbags included" line that went with that scene at the end? lol

@PursuedByAMemory 3 года назад

That's pretty weird

@leonhe3290 3 года назад

Purely visual, the Polestar 1 is an actual modern version of this car

@Neojhun 3 года назад

That was intetional design.

@jacobmoore4665 3 года назад

@@Neojhun ya don’t say

@Neojhun 3 года назад

@@groovytirma2409 WTF? You just abused that term.

@dahe614 3 года назад

Yes, but I would say, not only visual. Like the P1800: The Polestar 1 is a sports car, not the fastest and sportiest on the market and it doesn't need to be the fastest and sportiest, because it has a special character. Well, the obvious difference is the price tag...

@porschedude7687 3 года назад

Yeah, the CEO of Polestar wanted his concept Volvo Coupe to be made, which turned into the Polestar 1. The original concept car was based on the P1800.

@pedaknezevic1912 3 года назад

Volvo P1800 had a shooting brake variation. I'd like to see Cyan take their magic on one of those.

@R2_D3 3 года назад

P1800 Cyan Racing is my favorite car ever!! It's just beautiful!!

@alifkhan6087 3 года назад

These RETROspective shows are a great way to reintroduce retro cars to this generation. And show what the cars back then looked and performed like. Want more of these. Lovin it!!!

@TheRealDrJoey Год назад

I had a 64. The thing about it was, it was the first sports car in history that was really reliable.

@oni1ecram123 3 года назад

Damn! The Retrospective is the best segment in TOPGear. Wonderful Show!!!

@Schmitzelhaus 3 года назад

I had the biggest grin on my face as soon as i saw that restored 1800! What a great car...too bad Volvo has lost the knowledge how to have fun. EDIT: Btw, i´m loving this series, hope you keep them coming!

@tommarino69 3 года назад

I usually like restomodded cars but I much prefer the original P1800, such an elegant design oozing class from every angle. Its probably the only volvo I absolutely adore and if I was rich enough to have a car collection, there'd definitely be a space for a P1800. 😍

@jbrownphd1 Год назад

I owned a '66 S1800 from 1970-1971 when I got married. It was so, so much fun. Certainly not high powered but due to a broken seat bracket I was basically sitting just off the floor with my legs fully extended [ 6'4"] flying low on Socal freeways and cornering like I was Mario Andretti. Of course it didn't have A.C. so it was warmish in the summer. I'm now in my mid 70s, I'd love to have mine back.

@TheRealDrJoey Год назад

I wish I'd never sold my 64.

@apexerman1 3 года назад

I recall discovering this car several months ago and LOVED it. It's Singer-style devotion to resto-modding... a glorious evolution of the original with modern hardware and deft aesthetic tweaks. Just superb. Alas, my money tree will never grow that many bills, but I'm glad something like this exists. BTW, sweet vintage logo at 0:34.

@devilgames2217 3 года назад

If I won the lottery, this would be the first thing on my shopping list.

@danielrobinson2861 3 года назад

Well, after hookers and cocaine.

@dallasstang2818 2 года назад

Look at the E-Type U.K. retromod offerings.

@AngryPostmanStockholm 2 года назад

Get of my list ;)

@simonf3503 3 года назад

I’ve loved the p1800 for over 20 years and have always thought it would be awesome to hot rod one a bit. This Cyan is just perfect. Such an amazing machine. If I ever one the lottery and had to choose between a something like a 720s, which I also love, and the Volvo, I think it’d be the Volvo.

@jalenad11 3 года назад

Can you really replace the irreplaceable?

@Mr.Morden 3 года назад

When he said Cyan I thought he said Scion. That was a weird moment.

@devravi7049 3 года назад

this is the only new top gear clip i will watch

@tonyb9735 3 года назад

And anything with Chris Harris .... on his own.

@devravi7049 3 года назад

@@tonyb9735 lmao its mostly cause i love the p1800 lmao

@teaurn 3 года назад

1:36 I see what you did there! 🤣

@raichuraichu7632 3 года назад

The cyan is incredible. Beautiful, absolutely perfect!

@mrjustinesquer 3 года назад

One of the best looking cars ever. And the reto🤩🤯🤤

@TyrionL 3 года назад

I love what you did with “airbags” 😂

@danielrobinson2861 3 года назад

Blue haired land whales will want this cancelled.

@James.576 3 года назад

It looks gorgeous, especially in that blue/cyan.

@qwerty9131 3 года назад

You know... The space age was also in the late 60's. So, technically, it was already made of space age materials

@vasekkokes 3 года назад

Still somehow prefer the looks of the ES. Btw, I love the little design nod to p1800 on v40. That gorgeous line from front fender going under windows and suddenly going up in sharp curve ❤️

@edtad9549 3 года назад

Wow such a beautiful car!

@TechMyLifeVideo 3 года назад

Wow, I didn’t know Morgan Spurlock was on this channel, I loved “Super Size Me”, got any more documentaries planned?

@saisibi6708 3 года назад

I want a wallpaper of this car. That is, the cyan version. It looks so damn beautiful

@scud69er 5 месяцев назад

That is STUNNING!

@AdithSidharthan 3 года назад

1.30 explains why volvo engineers were able to perfect the 3 point safety belt. The unspoken motivation.

@nubreed13 3 года назад

It was inspired because a friend of the CEO died in an accident. After it was perfected he refused to make other car companies license the design. He said it was because he didnt want someone to die just because they chose another car brand.

@mtb416 3 года назад

@@nubreed13 No, it was breasts

@PursuedByAMemory 3 года назад

What sort of rims are those on the Cyan Volvo? They look really great.

@mikedrop4421 3 года назад

I feel like that seat belt demonstration video was very carefully selected and edited by someone who knows their audience well. I also feel like mentioning airbags while zoomed all the way in on the ermmm "seat belt" was strategic

@petethecreep8793 3 года назад

Next level marketing, every driver wanted a seatbelt after that haha

@RadialSeeker113 3 года назад

The seatbelt saved lives and created the seatbelt effect. What a great invention

@jameshammonds4687 3 года назад

Back in the good old days when you could demonstrate things without offending everyone.

@nevids2086 3 года назад

James Hammonds Well tbh that woman looked very uncomfortable.

@GRUNGELEOPARD 3 года назад

I’ve finally found true love.

@AngryPostmanStockholm 2 года назад

"turn on your reciever, there's a message comin iiiin; Keep your hands off my woman!

@samuelurb2214 3 года назад

Great video!!!!

@TheCJUN 3 года назад

Looks great 👍

@isaks3243 2 года назад

I own an 1800ES. and yes, it is eye candy. it is also a dream to drive

@ConnorHammond 3 года назад

You should open with that ending sequence. When the P1800 passes the tyre wall and the Cyan comes out the other side is a beautiful edit.

@dylantoussaintinnocent5920 3 года назад

Beautiful design

@RadialSeeker113 3 года назад

That restomod looks so frikin good

@karl-georgprusky843 2 года назад

A beautiful car. My uncle had one and the design is still appealing.

@aaron___6014 2 года назад

For an old car, these things are quite comfortable on a country road and very exciting in wet corners with a little throttle.

@user-du4zq1ln1c 3 года назад

Amazing video

@ayberkgokdemir3234 3 года назад

Volvo P1800's are really beautiful cars.

@mengullojushuas.5598 2 года назад

beautiful classic looking modern car

@royliber3824 Год назад

If there was one car I would want to get to my dad to truly own, its this one. I know how much he loved The Saint (watching it way before I was born) as when I was playing Forza Horizon 4 on the big screen in our living room, I unlocked this car from a barn find and my dad absolutely went nuts seeing it telling me the story behind it (which fortunately it was also explained in the game itself). This car truly is special, shows the true spirit of Volvo which even nowadays they make pretty reliable cars (my dad owned bunch of Volvos back in the days) and its quite unfortunate people don't really appreciate the brand that much. Cyan truly did justice to this car.

@BikingBadwithTC 3 года назад

Just look at the lines on that car, sexy even after all these years 👍🏼

@964cuplove 2 года назад

Love the seatbelt explanation…

@aidankreltszheim3599 3 года назад

Top gear has definitely taken a good turn. They’re no longer pretending to be Clarkson, Hammond and may. They’re just being there selves

@devanman7920 3 года назад

That has to be one of the best looking cars ever!

@CoyoteCoop 2 года назад

@Bill Burr - RU-vid channel bro shut up

@Techyindian01 3 года назад

These cars are real beauty

@tjhaywood100 11 месяцев назад

I've always loved these cars. They're so cool. The first one I ever saw was on the TV show The Saint with Roger Moore. Since then I have loved the design of this car.

@kannanr7686 3 года назад

I should say, TopGear is coming back to its original charm that we all loved in the era of the trio (C-M-H).

@johnv4866 3 года назад

Absolutely stunning. If I had the means to purchase cars that cost $500 k, that would be one I'd want.

@mookie1247 3 года назад

The new version is beautiful 🤩 no jokes if I had the Ps I’d buy one in a heartbeat

@abdulshakeeb7256 2 года назад

I am an INDIAN ...ITS MY DREAM CAAAAR!!! 💯❤️...ONE DAY I WILL AFFORD IT

@petergoodall6258 3 года назад

The station-wagon was even more beautiful

@RuohongZhao 3 года назад

wait, without hybrid motor, 2 litter turbo has 420 hp?? YES.

@Ray-no9sj 3 года назад

its the Lynk&Co 2.0. you can buy the 03+ in china with about the same amount of power. its the WTCR street version of Cyan'ss race car.

@RuohongZhao 3 года назад

@@Ray-no9sj 领克03根赛车版本完全不是一样东西了

@Ray-no9sj 3 года назад

@@RuohongZhao wtcr规则不允许变化的。发动机都是一样，只是经过改装（你可以自己弄），避震这些也是动过。除了那些没啥变化。跟wtcr gti和正常gti一个道理，都是一台发动机一样变速箱就是巾帼改装

@Ray-no9sj 3 года назад

@Drone Strike well, China's GDP is one of the top in the world, China's city infustructure is too 3, China's factories are good enough that Volkswagen audi Mercedes BMW Tesla Toyota all build their cars in china. China's engine is good enough that their Chinese made lync&co 03+ has been one of the fastest cars in wtcr since 2018, with Cyan racing driving it.

@Ray-no9sj 3 года назад

@Drone Strike lol Trump supporter arnt you? what a troll.

@rcferg1780 3 года назад

1:28 them thangs were THANGIN 👀👀

@1111Sean1111 3 года назад

Love the resto mod, but I think it would look even better with those big vintage racing tyres.

@nubreed13 3 года назад

The wheels probably dont clear the modern brakes hiding inside.

@TameElof 2 года назад

The modern rims is what makes many restomods look off. Too large, looks like toys. The Cyan P1800 suffers from the same problem, doesn't it? Modern wheels are vulgar.

@lordmfitzgerald3rd754 2 года назад

Cars with old fashioned styling is just so refreshing to see. I think if all car makers would start bringing this styling back for affordable prices, they would sell like hot cakes!!!

@jwt1035 Месяц назад

I wish car companies will remake some of the classics, but with modern chassis and drivetrains. The old cars had so much character. If car companies won’t, I wish some enthusiast entrepreneurs would start a company that will.

@J.W.W. Год назад

Top Gear and now Jay Leno’s Garage. Hitting the biggies one year at a time

@Theytoldmetodoit1 2 года назад

I have been in that very same 1960's P1800 they used in Top Gear.

@MT-hj1nj 3 года назад

honestly, for me this is the most beautiful car ever made, only an aston db6 can come close -look wise cause money wise...nah-

@astronmr20 3 года назад

This still has the rattling top on the gear shift. Can be heard in other journalist's reviews.

@jl8628 2 года назад

In 1979 we put a 260 Ford V8 in a P1800. Fun to drive.

@adamfrbs9259 3 года назад

The P1800 is a damn good looking car....built by anyone else, with a V12 thrown in it, in red, and it'd be an absolute legend.

@markplain2555 Год назад

My dad and I did this back in the 1990's we bought this very car and did the 'restomod' to 1990s tech back then. Our's had a 2.5l engine with a 5-speed box, wide mag wheels, seats with head rests and a few more 'modern features'. I actually wish I could put an electric motor in it. Back then electric motors and batteries weren't as well developed. . We sold ours back then for about $20k which was good money in the day.

@springer-qb4dv 3 года назад

I saw p1800 on craigs list for just $1500. Too bad I didn't have space to keep the car and restore it, but it was a stunner.

@Meir1966 3 года назад

My dear father bought me a red volvo toy exactly like at the video 45 years a go. I was so excited......

@davidkelley751 3 года назад

Honestly one of the coolest Volvos ever.

@eriksantoso1741 3 года назад

P1800 wagon was classic my favourite

@shallowcaster 3 года назад

In 1979 my father received new orders and we moved to Navy base housing in El Centro California. I was the son of an enlisted man but a shortage of housing led to us being “upgraded” to Officers housing. It was there that at 11yrs old that I fell in love with cars. Three in particular that I will never forget. An off white P1800 like this beauty lived around the corner. An Ascot Fawn E Type Jaguar 2+2 across the street. The sound of that inline 6 being warmed up every morning is burned into my memory. And the 1974 Datsun 260Z that my parents picked up second hand from the dealership where my mother worked part time. The glory days…

@BravuraBonsai 3 года назад

These are cars bro👌😍😍

@arjun1370 3 года назад

Perfect_OK....Small Change’s have Taken Place,but it Looks like big Changes when seen.....😊👌

@_Everyone__ 3 года назад

Lovely, I'll have one please!

@howardb.6898 3 года назад

"Lovely"

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 3 года назад

If I were rich, I genuinely think this might be the sports car I would choose over all the rest. I’ve always liked the looks of them, and I LOVE this modernized version. If it was a naturally-aspirated I5 around 300 hp, it’d be PERFECT.

@thodwrhs4343 3 года назад

i love this car !!😍😍

@who_stole_my_username 3 года назад

What's going on with the 'tache, Jack?

@dp2901 3 года назад

Immediately thought of the Ferrari 275 GTB when I first saw it.

@Macomiljo 3 года назад

I think I´m in love

@martingoodwin8884 3 года назад

Get this man on the top gear tv show

@queenslander954 Год назад

Vulva’s new Hymen 1800 .. a real goer.

@senseihEnRY16 3 года назад

Oh my god...this come very close to dethrone the sexiest, coolest looking car in the world (imho) the Eagle Low Drag GT. Such an amazing looking car!

@alifkhan6087 3 года назад

Please review a shelby cobra!!!

@donparker1823 Год назад

"240 KPH I have no idea how fast I'm going." Amen my brother. Long live the imperial system! 2 kinds of people in the world, those who landed on the moon (6 times) and those who use the metric system.

@964cuplove 2 года назад

I’d love the hatchback converted

@sporkfindus4777 2 года назад

At 7:06 "It's a Volvo that can do this..." Yeah, but have you tried the handling of a stock 740? It's got hilariously sweet handling. A well-kept secret. Would take very little to turn it into a good drift car. Volvos handle.

@tieskuijpers4734 Год назад

Couldnt agree more

@GuyGamer1 Год назад

850 was a touring car legend, but nobody really follows TCR.

@randolphtorres4172 Год назад

Volvo should never have stopped production of the P-1800 they would have been ahead of the design game when that style came back. The new Mercedes two door sedan looks just like the P1800 with out fins. I remember articles about why Volvos were so durable. They practiced excellent metallurgy by hardening the steel first then cutting or working it to specifications. An expensive process no one else practiced. It took twice the tools but far mor stable and accurate steel components. Their transmissions, overdrives and final drives were top shelf.

@alanstorm6915 3 года назад

I like both of them. Well done Volvo

@jtland4842 3 года назад

The 850R Wagon is one of the best cars (if not the best) Volvo ever made. That includes looks too. You all severely discount the boxy look way too much.